Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
New Plan Proposed by the College FacuIt v
to the Studpnts

to the students.
Tuesday morning after chapel eXer-
cses, President Buckham said to the stu
dents. that the faculty had had under
consideration for a long time some plan,
by which they might bring about more
friendly relations between the students
and faculty. The purpose of the students
coming to college is supposed to be for
education and improvement, and the fac
ultv are here to aid the students in this
students, however, seem to have an err
rOneous idea that the faculty are their
enemies, and they think the faculty do not
see things as they do, and do not under
stand their position. To give the students
an opportunity to express themselves and
in this way to bring about better under
standing between faculty and students
it is proposed to have confer
euce committee, consisting of the
standing committee OF the faculty and of
members of the students chosen by the
students themselves. The faculty do not
propose To pat the government Of the col
Iege in the hands of the students, but this
conference committee of the students is to
act aS counsel. The students are expected
to put forward their best men for mem
Der, of this committee. After the plan is
understood by the students. the remainder
Of this week will be given them to con
slider it,
The presidents remarks were loudlv
appauded, showing that the students will
welcome u plan by which their own feel
lugs and convictions may be better reCOg-
niHed and understood.
The plan proposed by the faculty is sub
stantiallv cO,hpreheded IN the following
extract from the circular submitted tothe
students:
In or Ter to accomplish, 50 'ar rs may re
possible, the following obi cts, namely:
! To Organize, interest, and employ the
larger ana better suntiir cnt Of college in be-
huli Of those objects for viii h colleges exist
ana students resort to them, ana in the pro-
motion of which tn faculty and students
nave common lntctcst. ana more spcCiicul-
=. To bring about better mutual under
standing between the taCul Y and students
on subjects on which they may think differ
entity owing TO tn lr different points of view,
and
3 TO do away with causes Of irritation be-
tween faculty and students which partly arise
from and partly rcsu in petty disorders and
annuyauccs, and thus 10 give room for and
encourage he cultivation OF more genial re-
latiOns between the faculty ana students
there shall toe constituted The Conference
Cunmlttcc,' which shall consist of the stand
ing committee of the faculty and, ON the part
OF the students, three seniors, two JUNIORS, one
sophomore ana one freshman, to bc chosen,
and vacancies to be filled, 10y trcir classes
respectively, provided that not more than
one member Of any college society shall he
chosen from any one class. The election shall
hc 10y ballot, and each ballot shall contain two
more names than tn" number to bc chosen,
ANA the votes OF majority of thOs. voting
shall bC necessary to election. The ballot box
shall bc open from II a. III. to p. IN. on the
Gay Of election, and shall hc in charge OF the
president and secretary of the class, who shall
| count the votes and declare the result. The
| e cctious, after the first shall bc made annual
/ ~ by the seniors on the Monday, by the juniors
| on the Tuesday, bS the SOphOmOrcS on the
Wednesday. aud by the freshmen on the
Thursday of tn week succeeding the Thanks
| giving recess In case of ia lure to elect on
/ the specified day the election shall be resumed
the following week. The student members OF
| the committee shall, by ballot, choose one of
| their number to Toe secretary.
There shall be a subcommittee, to be called
! the committee on ovCrtures," consisting of
! the president, one member of the standing
committee, one senior and one junior, tn two
latter to be chosen by ballot 10y all the stu
| dent members of the conference committee.
i Any student o. number of students may per
sOnully, or in writing, bring to the notice Of
| the "cOmmlttce on OVerturcS" any question
pertaining to the rights or privileges of stu
| les. instruction, or discipline; or any subject
whatever legltImatcly pertaining to the IN
| tercSts OF students and OF the University, and
| II the commute ON ONcrtures, or Il majority
! of them. SHAH deem it advisable. they shall
bring such matter, or any other at their dis
erection before the conference COMMITTEES, who
| may take such action theTcupOn Toy way of n
| memorial to the faculty as they NAV by ma
jOrlty vote determine. But no subject shall
| he considered in the committee Of conference
without the previous approval of the com
| mlttcc on ONcrturcs.